Istaravshan District (Russian: Истаравшанский район) or Nohiya-i Istaravshan (Tajik: Ноҳияи Истаравшан), formerly Uroteppa (or Ura-Tyube) District (Tajik: Уротеппа, Russian: Ура-Тюбе), is a former district in the central part of Sughd Region, Tajikistan, between the border with Uzbekistan to the west and Ghonchi district to the east.[2] Its capital is Istaravshan (called Ura-Tyube until 2000). Around 2018, it was merged into the city of Istaravshan.
Istaravshan District | |
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![]() Location of Istaravshan District in Tajikistan | |
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Region | Sughd Region |
Capital | Istaravshan |
Time zone | UTC+5 (TJT) |
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The district was divided administratively into jamoats. They were as follows (and population).[3]
Jamoats of Istaravshan District | |||||||||||
Jamoat | Population | ||||||||||
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Frunze | 11058 | ||||||||||
Guli Surkh | 28799 | ||||||||||
Javkandak | 7535 | ||||||||||
Kommunizm | 22190 | ||||||||||
Leninobod | 11468 | ||||||||||
Nijoni | 7747 | ||||||||||
Nofaroj | 7343 | ||||||||||
Poshkent | 13292 | ||||||||||
Pravda | 11652 | ||||||||||
Qalaibaland | 6759 | ||||||||||
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Capital: Khujand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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